Title: Line In the Sand
Author: ~tchele~
Disclaimer: I don't own "The Vampire Diaries" and I am not associated with the show in any manner. This work of fiction is written for enjoyment.
Description: Episode Tag to "The Last Dance" from Damon's POV, basically what is going on in his head. I wrote most of the before I saw the last scene of the episode so it isn't really colored by what Elena did after the conversation with Damon. Most likely this is a one-shot but if I get inspired by watching the ep again or seeing the upcoming eps I may right some more short POV stories. I haven't written anything in close to 6 years and I doubt I will get into writing TBC stories, I just don't have the time and I don't think it is fair to start stories when I know I don't have the time to finish them. Enjoy!
"If it comes down to you and the witch again, I will gladly let Bonnie die. I will ALWAYS choose you."
There I said it, the line in the sand had been drawn. I told Elena she was the one. The one above all others. While Stefan is off worrying about collateral damage I will be the one to save her life. It was unspoken, but it was there. It was about more then me choosing Elena over Bonnie, it was about me being willing to die for her, just to keep her safe.
For so long I chased after a woman who didn't want me, a woman who never loved me at all a woman who would rather pine after my brother then take what I had to give my whole heart, my whole being. I thought that my attraction to Elena was due to her resemblance to Katherine, but now I know better. Its about Elena, and who she is as a person. She would rather give her life then have someone sacrifice theirs for her. That was evident in her reaction to Bonnie's spell tonight. That was the hardest thing, having to tell Elena that I would take care of the witch's body. All I wanted to do was hold her and tell her everything was alright. I long for the day when I can be that for her, but for now I will settle for keeping her alive. That's my job in all of this, keep Elena alive because a world without her in it isn't one I want to live in. She makes me human, before Elena I didn't care who I hurt or what the consequences of my actions were.
Maybe one day she will feel the same way, to love me enough to lay down her life for me. Maybe one day I will actually say the words that my soul feels, that she completes me. That without her I am nothing, without her I am lost. Maybe one day she will see that I am the one for her, the perfect match but until then I will try to be the person she deserves.
